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Gerri Detweiler

How Long Does a Bankruptcy Stay on My Credit?

If you’ve been through a bankruptcy, you probably can’t wait until it’s removed from your credit reports. How long does …

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5 Steps to Cleaning Up Collection Accounts

“I want to clean up my credit. How do I take care of collection accounts?” It’s a question we hear …

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What to Do if You Can't Pay Your Tax Bill

While tax time isn’t something most of us look forward to, some do anticipate a “reward” in the form of …

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What Happens to Your Social Security Benefits When You Die?

If you rely on your spouse’s Social Security check to pay your bills — or if your spouse relies on …

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Student Loans: Who Do I Actually Owe?

You’ve decided it’s time to tackle your student loan debt. Maybe you owe old loans and you’re tired of hearing …

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3 Ways Student Loan Debt Can Wreck Your Retirement

It’s tough enough to deal with student loan debt you can’t pay when you’re a 20-something, but imagine dealing with …

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Taxpayer v. IRS: 3 Stories Where Taxpayers Win

When Mary Catherine Fontenot received a 1099-C form in the mail listing almost $30,000 in canceled debt income, she was …

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Trapped in Payday Loan Debt? How to Escape

“Is it possible to get ahead of the payday loans and get credit back in good standing?” That question was …

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The Ultimate Guide to Credit Scores

The questions from readers keep pouring in and they almost all boil down to the same thing:

“How do I improve …

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11 Most commonly Asked Credit Questions

At Credit.com, our readers ask us questions every day on every kind of credit problem you can imagine.  While everyone …

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Gerri Detweiler – Gerri Detweiler is Credit.com's Director of Consumer Education. She focuses on helping people understand their credit and debt, and writes about those issues, as well as financial legislation, budgeting, debt recovery and savings strategies. She is also the co-author of Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights, and Reduce Stress: Real-Life Solutions for Solving Your Credit Crisis as well as host of TalkCreditRadio.com.

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